Button-attaching device.



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BUTTON ATTACHING DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED 1111.7. 1907.

Swen/to@ PATENTED 00T. 1, 1907.

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CHARLES H. DOME, OF ENID, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.

.u BUTTON-ATTACHING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 1, 1907.

Application led January 7,1907. Serial NO- 351,186.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. DOME, a citizen of the United States, residing at Enid, in the county of Garfield, Oklahoma Territory, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Button-Attaching Devices; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has relation to new and useful improvements in button attaching devices, and has for its object to provide a button with simple means whereby it may be removably secured or attached to a piece o cloth or like material at a moments notice.

With these ends in view, my invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement oi parts as illustrated in the drawings and set forth in the specification and claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like parts are designated by like characters throughout the several views,-Figure l is a front ace view of my invention attached to a piece of cloth with a button secured in place; Fig. 2 is a perspective of my invention; and Fig. 3 a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a central longitudinal section, taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. l, looking in the direction of the arrow, and showing the button in elevation.

My invention is described as ollows,-The numeral 1 represents a clamping plate. Said plate is o preferably rectangular form, terminates at its inner edge in a number of inwardly-extending teeth 2 and is provided at each side edge with a longitudinal, inwardlyext-ending flange 3, having a transverse perforation 4 near its inner' end and an engaging ear or catch 5 near or at its opposite end. In the application of my invention, a button 6 is secured to the outer face of said clamping plate l. If found desirable, said plate may have a number of eyes or perforations in its central part and the button sewed thereto. Said clamping plate l is pivotally connected at its inner end to a metallic frame 7, comprising inwardly-extending arms 8, parallel side wires 9 and an inner horizontal wire 10 connecting the inner ends of the lowermost of said parallel side wires 9. The catches or engaging ears 5, located near the ends o the longitudinal, inwardly-extending lianges 3 of the clamping plate, engage respectively between the adjacent pairs of parallel side wires 9 oi said metallic frame 7, and hold said clamping plate in clamping position, the side portions of the trarne being adapted to spring apart to permit engagement of the catches therewith. application of my invention, it is attached or secured to a piece of cloth or like material by passing the same between the parallel side wires of said frame, when the said inwardlyextending teeth oi said clamping plate l engage the cloth or other material and hold my button attaching device in place. My invention In theV may be detached from the cloth or other material to Having thus described myA invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent,-

1. In u button attaching device, the combination of a clamping plate havinginwardlyextending teeth at its inner edge, an inwardly-extending longitudinal ange hav ing a transverse' perforation and catch at each of its side edges, and a frame comprising inward]y-extending arms, parallel side Wires, and an inner horizontal Wire, substantially as described.

2. In a button attaching` device, a frame presenting two pairs of parallel spaced side portions. one pair of said portions beingl provided with inwardly projecting arms, and the other pair connected by an end har, n clamping plate pivoted on said inwardly extendingarms and provided at its inner end with sharpened engaging teeth, said plate having side flanges bent adjacent their outer ends to forni catches for engagement between the respective pairs of side portions, and a button attached to the clamping plate.

In testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand in presence ot two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES TI. DOME.

Witnesses:

MARTHA S. .T onnAN, ADA MAsTIN. 

